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January: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
15 – Martin Luther
King Jr. born in 1929
22 – Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion (1973) |
February: Black History Month
5 – Effective date of the Family
and Medical Leave Act (1993) |
March: National Women’s History Month
8 –
International Women’s Day
13-15 – CLUW National Executive Board Meeting in Jacksonville
23-24 – Founding CLUW Convention in Chicago, 1974 |
April: Sexual Assault Awareness
Month
22 – Equal Pay Day 2008
24 – Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
27 – DC Metro CLUW Chapter's annual Gloria Johnson Awards Luncheon (for info email essenceof@earthlink.net )
28 – Workers’ Memorial Day
29 –Effective date of the Pregnancy
Discrim. Act (1979) |
May: Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
1 – May Day (International Workers’ Day)
15-18 – Texas CLUW State Conference (view flier) |
June: Gay Pride Month
10 – Effective date of the Equal Pay
Act (1963)
19-21 – CLUW National Executive Board Meeting
in Cleveland |
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July:
2 – Effective date of Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act (1965)
19 – Anniversary of Seneca
Falls Convention (1848)
26 – Effective date of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (1990) |
August:
18 – Ratification of 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote (1920)
26 – Women’s Equality
Day (1920) |
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September: Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)
1 – Labor Day 2008 |
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October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
National Disability Awareness Month
1 – Work To End Domestic Violence Day |
November: American Indian Heritage/Alaskan
Native Month
4 – Presidential Election 2008 |
December:
1 – World AIDS Day
15 – Effective date of the Age Discrimination
and Employment Act (1967)
26 – Kwanzaa, celebration of African-American culture, through Jan.1 |
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